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100
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Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Cookie's Fortune, which knows how to treat serious matters with humor, is to be treasured as an utterly distinctive work by one of America's finest filmmakers. [2 April 1999, Calendar, p.F-1]
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100
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Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Has no ragged edges or bothersome detours, and flows from surprise to delight. At the end, when just desserts are handed out, it arrives at a kind of perfection.
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100
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San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann
Altman has delivered a lot of surprises in his long directing career, and his new comedy, Cookie's Fortune, is one of the most refreshing -- not because it's so good, but because it's so sweet and affectionate.
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100
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Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
An absolute delight, one of the most sheerly pleasurable movies Altman has ever made. It's wry, jokey and sexy, a tart and delectable entertainment. And, like most of Altman's best work, it's graced with a top-notch ensemble of first-class [9 April 1999, Friday, p.A]
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80
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The New York Times Elvis Mitchell
Captivating.
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75
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Rolling Stone Peter Travers
Altman clarifies a convoluted plot with a magician's ease, creates an atmosphere that brims with the pleasures of the unexpected and explores character nuances.
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75
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USA Today Claudia Puig
Fortune is smiling down on veteran filmmaker Robert Altman with Cookie's Fortune.
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67
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Entertainment Weekly
In theaters, the lazy haziness of this Southern ensemble comedy made the story feel like it was stuck in the mud.
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60
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Washington Post Desson Thomson
Won't go down as Robert Altman's most memorable movie. But it's a pleasant affair, whose greatest assets are its unhurried, benevolent atmosphere and the quiet, gem-like moments that occur among its characters.
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60
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Washington Post Stephen Hunter
Seems to go sideways as often as it goes forward. Altman can't help noticing things more interesting than the story.
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